Armed Batavians : Use and Significance of Weaponry and Horse Gear from Non-Military Contexts in the Rhine Delta (50 BC to AD 450).

Intro -- Armed Batavians -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Military equipment and horse gear: a survey -- 3 An analysis of the finds at the regional and site level -- 4 Production and symbolic imagery -- 5 Military equipment and the life cycle of a Roman soldier -- 6 Non-military use of weaponry and horse gear in urban and rural settlements -- 7 Warriors, soldiers and civilians. Use and significance of weaponry and horse gear in a changing socio-political context -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3.1 -- Appendix 3.2 -- Appendix 3.3 -- Appendix 3.4 -- Appendix 4 -- About the plates and the catalogue.

A meticulously researched, illuminating study of the use and significance of Roman weaponry and horse gear from non-military contexts in the territory of the Batavians.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.